Michi Lip and Frank Butzmann the winning crew in GER 1125, helmed by Stephan Link.. No race today in Cannes so the Championship goes to overnight leaders, GER 1125 ” Dragoni Holly” helmed by Stephan Link, crewed by Michi Lip and Frank Butzmann. 2nd place RUS 27 Anatoloy Loginov, crewed by Vadim Statsenko and Alexander […]
It was an overcast sky that greeted the sailors as they arrived at the Yacht Club de Cannes yesterday morning, so no hope of a sea breeze. However, at around 1pm quite a strong breeze surprised many of us who even elected to change Genoa’s, from light/Medium to Heavy. Alas, as all 53 boats enthusiastically made their […]
Day 2 of the Cannes Grand Prix started with a slight delay until the predicted sea breeze began to fill into the West Bay at around noon. Although the wind was very light at the start of the first race of the day (race 2 of the series), it slowly began to increase in strength […]
53 Dragons took to the water yesterday for the first race of the Cannes Grand Prix, the beginning of the European Grade 1 events for 2015. After a 2 hour wait, conditions were “stunning” as the wind came in from 160 degrees and the sky stayed blue without a cloud to be seen….. Although it took […]
Markus Wieser wins the Dubai Championship, pictured here in front of the Worlds Tallest Building…. the 830m high Burj Khalifa….. in the United Arab Emirates.. The first Dubai Dragon Championships took place over the weekend with 8 very competitive teams fighting it out in 6 to 10 knots of wind over 4 days of racing. This event, […]
Come win a New Petticrows Dragon in Douarnenez this May, Yes a FREE DRAGON !!!!!! Yes my friends and fellow Sailors, the most amazing “gift” is once again on offer at the Guyader Grand Prix, in Douarnenez May 4th to 8th 2015….. For those of us lucky enough to attend “Louis Urvois” first Douarnenez extravaganza […]
GER 1123 “Pow Wow” Michael Zankel, Pedro Andrade and Phil Blinn Win in CASCAIS.. It was a fantastic final day in Cascais with a 16kt Easterly Breeze that enabled 3 more races to be completed giving everyone a great weekend of sailing… World Champion Klaus Diederichs GBR 758 “Fever” set the early pace by winning race 4 […]
Klaus Diederichs in “Fever” GBR 758 takes the overall lead in 4th Winter Series, Cascais.. With the wind much lighter in Portugal today, it was only possible to complete one race in the 4th Winter Series run by the Club Naval de Cascais.. It was won by GBR 780 “Louise” helmed by Grant Gordon, crewed by […]
GER 1123 “Pow Wow” leads the 18 boat fleet in the 4th Cascais Winter Series.. It was a great day of sailing in Cascais with a brisk northerly wind and a sunny blue sky, that saw Michael Zankel in GER 1123 “Pow Wow” have back to back victories on the first day of racing down in Portugal. His crew […]